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Education & Development
Resources for schools
Keep on top of your learning with these free resources from The Open University, created for secondary school age students across the UK.
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Education & Development
Principles and practices of peace education
Principles and practices of peace education explores how peace might be built in everyday classroom practice. It can be used as individual study or as a basis for CPD with a larger group. It introduces layers of peace education for children and young people, including inner-peace and wellbeing; interpersonal peace through positive relationships ...
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An informal and friendly introduction to British Sign Language
The Open University Students Association has created a series of video tutorials to introduce British Sign Language.
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Education & Development
Sustainable pedagogies
Welcome to the 'Sustainable pedagogies' OpenLearn Create course. This free course is aimed at all educators who want to develop their professional practice to prepare their students to become agents for sustainability in a world that urgently needs to become sustainable. The course focuses on the central role that education can and should ...
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Understanding autism
Learn about autism, one of the most challenging long-term conditions of the century. This free course, Understanding autism, introduces the autism spectrum, how it is experienced by individuals and families, and why it has become a global concern. The course explains how understanding of the autism spectrum and approaches to diagnosis and care ...
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History & The Arts
Religion, Faith, Spirituality and Worldviews?
People use different terms to describe their beliefs about the world but what does religion, faith, spirituality and worldviews mean? This animation explores the themes further.
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Why worldviews?
What is meant by ‘worldviews’? This animation imagines a public demonstration and the differing reasons people may have for attending.
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Religion as Mother - JJ Bachofen
JJ Bachofen, a Swiss professor, thought religion was part of the process that started before monogomy, when mothers were the only reliable parent - hence, god was a woman. This animation explains more...
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Exploring youth violence: what would you do?
Urban youth violence is a global problem that goes beyond policing and is best understood when viewed from a political economic and youth development perspective.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
An introduction to death, dying and grief
Explore interesting and challenging ideas around death, dying and grief. This free course, An introduction to death, dying and grief, invites you to think more deeply about death and dying and encourages you to think about it in different ways. This course will introduce you to different perspectives on death; ethical issues related to dying and...
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The rules of the universe and how we work with them.
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Scottish early learning and childcare practitioners' courses
Welcome to the module ‘Identifying and supporting additional support needs in early learning and childcare’ (ELC). This module has been commissioned by the Scottish Government and produced in partnership with members of the Early Childhood team at the Open University. The content of the module reflects Scottish Government policy and is ...